Name: Cattlemen’s Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR livestock auction prices — 2026-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No compairisons to last week the sale was not reported. Feeder cattle supply was good with a large offering of un-weaned fleshy cattle that were discounted by buyers. Weaned and value added cattle were still bringing a premium and with strong demand. Slaughter cattle and replacemanet cattle supply was heavy with good demand. Buyer attendence was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $409.47/cwt on 25 head, down $8.37 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 14 comparable sales and sits +21.26 against this barn's trailing median of $388.20.

Average price

$409.47

▼ 8.37 vs prior sale

25 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$99

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$16.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.55

vs AR average

−12.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	416.26	2,289	15thin
Medium and Large 2	549	399.28	2,190	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.99/cwt here — about $99 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $417.84, low $366.26, median $388.20 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale25 hd

409.47

—

AR average9 barns · 251 hd

400.92

+8.55

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−12.70

This barn, trailing median14 sales

388.20

+21.26

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,382	182.39	2,521	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	165.64	2,035	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	161.94	2,342	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	151.12	1,536	22

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$3,169	26
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,665	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,221	$2,580	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$4,421	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,271	$4,113	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$3,318	8

Every lot, as filed

90 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange - Cord, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	476.57/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,449	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	544.84/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	501.68/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,846	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	479.15/cwt	465.00–500.00	2,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	329.19/cwt	325.00–332.00	2,360	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	342.42/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	356.28/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,191	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	436.10/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,326	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	392.71/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	412.23/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	497.92/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	316.32/cwt	312.50–324.00	2,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,788	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	435.77/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	384.99/cwt	382.50–387.50	2,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	409.21/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	455.06/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	415.26/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	398.74/cwt	397.50–400.00	2,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	624.18/cwt	600.00–655.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	488.46/cwt	470.00–505.00	2,276	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	478	452.86/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	588	412.53/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,337	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	169.74/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,149	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	154.72/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,745	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	141.63/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,411	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	163.03/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,761	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	152.78/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,616	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	161.94/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,342	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	808	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,139	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,329	1
Bulls	—	—	1,158	179.08/cwt	175.00–182.50	2,074	2
Bulls	—	—	1,830	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,459	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	242.66/cwt	230.00–255.00	2,778	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	219.01/cwt	170.00–265.00	2,593	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,664.57/head	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,665	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	2,580.09/head	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,580	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	211.13/cwt	180.00–235.00	2,086	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	3,168.89/head	2,250.00–4,000.00	3,169	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	4,421.37/head	4,300.00–4,500.00	4,421	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	4,112.84/head	3,500.00–4,500.00	4,113	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	3,349.05/head	2,500.00–3,900.00	3,349	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	410.89/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,350	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	456.67/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,900	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	403.55/cwt	365.00–420.00	2,119	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,255	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	3,012	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	404.23/cwt	395.00–415.00	2,328	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	455.19/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,144	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	438	449.91/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	415.49/cwt	395.00–440.00	1,579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	526	417.48/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	675	353.57/cwt	353.25–355.00	2,387	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	348.11/cwt	342.50–352.00	2,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	425	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	305.26/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,714	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	515.66/cwt	495.00–550.00	2,171	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	454.08/cwt	440.00–480.00	2,388	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	437.49/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	404.91/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	374.95/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	551.61/cwt	550.00–555.00	2,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	424.09/cwt	405.00–440.00	2,197	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	524.82/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	449.13/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,169	7

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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